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Russia is about to start staging plays at the Mariupol theatre it bombed

Russian state media reported that the theatre is slated to officially reopen on Dec. 25, and that plays will start being staged there at some point in the new year. Russian occupation authorities have renamed it the Mariupol Republican Order of the Badge of Honour Russian Drama Theatre, and on its website write that the theatre is being reborn, like the entire city of Mariupol.
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Pope Leo 1st's Christmas sermon decries treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, harm of wars on the 'defenceless'

Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service.
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One year into Trump 2.0: Here’s how much America has radically changed on his watch
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How internet sleuths are un-redacting some of the Epstein files

While Democratic legislators, victims of Jeffrey Epstein and their lawyers have complained about the number of blacked-out pages and passages in the files released by the U.S. Department of Justice, internet sleuths have figured out ways to un-redact some of the documents.
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Under the streets of Naples, a social collective bets on locals, culture to help a rough neighbourhood thrive

Below the long-isolated and neglected Neapolitan neighbourhood of Rione Sanità, a vast underground network of ancient burial chambers remained mostly forgotten for centuries. Today, a social co-operative ihas turned the cultural heritage of the Catacombs of San Gennaro into local jobs, skills and a steady draw of tourists.
